Nanny Goes To Hawaii

Sorry I missed blogging last night.  We were pretty tired after our day at the Hawaii Water Park in Fu Shun.  It was a fantastic day and the place was even nicer than Mom expected it to be.  For the first time since we've gotten to China someone actually wanted to get a picture with me and not the kids.  It was actually several guys and three of them took turns standing beside me for photos.  God only knows what they will do with them but I didn't care, I was still flattered.  The kids had a blast of course but I'll let the pictures do the talking.

After the water park Mom and I went out for supper at Traders Hotel.  We sat in the lobby bar and had wine then Mom ate a Caesar salad while I had roast duck.  We had a very relaxing time people watching and did a little bit of shopping afterward but we were too tired to do much trotting around.  It was just nice to sit, drink and chat.

Isn't that sign balanced nicely on my head?

This morning we had to make a trip to a government office to sign forms for Ryan's residence permit.  We had thought about going to the Imperial Palace afterward but I had a headache and we didn't have a lot of time so decided to save that for another day.  Instead we went to the Rich Gate Mall where the kids got Subway and Mom and I had lunch at YooHoo.  It was yummy but pretty salty.  We both agree that eating at home is best!

After getting some groceries we came back home so Ryan could have a nap and I ended up falling asleep beside him.  I woke up just in time for my massage.  Mom had one as well and we both are very relaxed tonight.  We had a lovely supper and after cleaning up have been sitting around waiting for Ryan to go to bed.  Tim has fallen asleep on the couch and Mom is trying to get to bed, but Ryan is still wide awake beside me.

This morning Mom and the boys made a very interesting discovery.  Leave it to her to seek out the fun stuff!  It turns out that if you go up to the eighteenth floor of our building you can access the rooftop very easily.  I haven't made it up there yet but the pictures Mom took are great.  We plan to go up some night this weekend to get pictures of the lights and perhaps the next time there are fireworks we can watch from there.  During the first week of October China celebrates their National Days so there will likely be something to see then.  They know how to throw parties here!  For now, you can see the photos Mom took today.

No, this guy hasn't fallen to an untimely death.  He's just having one of several daily naps.

Now Ryan and Mom have gone to sleep and Tim is awake.  I think I'd better grab a snack then head off to bed myself.  I'm sure it will be a busy weekend.  Have a great Friday everyone!